Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Police Say Kutch Duplicate Liquor Chemicals Came From Outside Gujarat
Police found a shop in Adipur that they say was connected to making duplicate liquor.
The shop had thousands of small red bottles.
The bottles looked like those used by a known liquor brand.
Many of them already had liquid inside.
Police also found more than 600 litres of an unidentified chemical.
They said the chemicals had come from outside Gujarat.
Two men were arrested after a police complaint and FIR.
The raid happened shortly after a serious spurious-liquor tragedy in Bhavnagar district.
Police said chemical precursors used in a duplicate-liquor operation came from outside Gujarat.
A police team reporting to Border Range Inspector General Chirag Koradia raided a shop in Adipur, Gandhidham.
Officials seized 10,000 red 180-ml flasks resembling those of a known IMFL brand.
Many flasks contained liquid, while police also found more than 600 litres of unidentified chemical.
Two men were arrested after a state-based complaint led to the filing of an FIR.
- Who
- A police team reporting to Border Range Inspector General Chirag Koradia, along with two arrested men, is involved in the case.
- What
- Police busted an alleged duplicate-liquor operation and seized flasks, unidentified chemical and liquor-making equipment.
- When
- The raid occurred one day before the police statement reported on Wednesday; the article does not provide the exact date.
- Where
- At a shop in Adipur, in Gandhidham city, Kutch, Gujarat.
- Why
- Police said the operation involved chemicals brought from outside Gujarat and the making or handling of duplicate liquor.
- Location
- Adipur area of Gandhidham city, Kutch, Gujarat
- Seized flasks
- 10,000 red flasks, each holding 180 ml
- Flask appearance
- The flasks resembled those of a known Indian Made Foreign Liquor brand
- Chemical seized
- More than 600 litres of an unidentified chemical
- Additional seizure
- Liquor-making apparatus
- Arrests
- Two men were arrested after an FIR was filed
- Police claim
- The chemical precursors came from outside Gujarat